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First at ten a big football game tonight for Jackson state but, the fans had a hard time.

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Updated: 10:56 PM CDT Sep 19, 2013

Game delays traffic

First at ten a big football game tonight for Jackson state but, the fans had a hard time.

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Updated: 10:56 PM CDT Sep 19, 2013

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WEBVTT FIRST AT TEN--- A BIG FOOTBALLGAME TONIGHT FOR JACKSONSTATE--- BUT, THE FANS HAD AHARD TIME GETTING THERE.STREETS AND PARKING-LOTS GOTJAMMED-UP WITHTHOUSANDS-OF-FANS, BEFORE THENATIONALLY- TELEVISED-GAME EVENKICKED-OFF.16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA WASSTUCK IN THE MIDDLE-OF-IT-ALL.JENNIFER, HOW BAD WAS IT?WELL GUYS AFTER AN HOUR AND AHAL WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THESTADIUM... CARS WERE STILLPACKING THE PARKING LOT EVENAFTER THE GAME HAD ALREADYSTARTED.FANS FLOODED THE STREETS TO SEETHE JSU VS TSU GAME.. AND THATMEANS MORE TRAFFIC GETTINGTHERE. YELLOW 7371 GREGORYKNIGHT 1-5 IT SEEMED TO ME LIKETHE INTERSTATE IS GETTING TOOSMALL FOR THIS TOWN WE NEED TOMAKE ANOTHER LANE THAT ALSOMEANS LIMITED PARKING.YELLOW7368 3- 11 IT WAS HORRIBLEWE HAD TO TURN AROUND THEN TURNAROUND AGAIN AND WE FINALLY GOTA PARKING SPOT BUT WE HAVE TOPAY A 8 DOLLARS YELLOW7392- RAYBROWN 6- ALL MAN IT WAS HECTIC ICOULDN'T FIND NOWHERE TO PARK ITTOOK ME LIKE TO HALFTIME TO FINDSOMEWHERE TO PARK OFFICIALS SAYCONSTRUCTION AROUND THE STADIUMAND PROXIMITY TO THE HOSPITALWITH TRAFFIC WAS THEIR BIGGESTCONCERNS. THEY MADE SURE TO GETOUT BEFORE THE CROWDS. LEEVANCE- ASST POLICE CHIEF YELLOW7367 31-41 WE GOT HERE EARLY WEGAVE PEOPLE PROPER WARNING ABOUTPOTENTIAL TRAFFIC BACKUPS AND OHI THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HEATEDOUR WARNINGS AND THOSE THATHEARD THOSE WARNING TOOKALTERNATE ROUTES. YELLOW7369CHEQUETTA LIDDELL 14- I SAW THETRAFFIC ON STATE STREET SO ISAID I'D TAKE WEST NO TRAFFICJEN-- TRAFFIC WAS TOUGH BEFORETHE GAME--- WHAT SHOULD FOLKSEXPECT DRIVING IN THAT AREARIGHT NOW?DARREN-- THE JSU GAME IS CLOSETO WRAPPING UP--- SO, THAT MEANSTHE AREA AROUND THE STADIUM WILLGET JAMMED UP AGAIN.THANKS JEN. WE'LL HAVE

Game delays traffic

First at ten a big football game tonight for Jackson state but, the fans had a hard time.